St. John’s Church

The Church of John the Baptist is the oldest Lutheran church in , Germany. It is located in the city centre. Lüneburg is on the European Route of Brick Gothic and the church is an example of this style.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: Lutheran church in Lüneburg, Germany
  • Also known as: “Johanniskirche”, “Lueneburg, St. Johannis Kirche”, “Lüneburg, St. Johannis Kirche”, “St. Johannis”, and “St. John’s Church, Lüneburg”
  • Address: Bei der St. Johanniskirche 2, Lüneburg, 21335
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Organ of St. John church in Lüneburg and Lüneburg Water Tower.

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is a water tower in the southeastern part of the old town in , , built by the architect Franz Krüger, from designs by Richard Kampf. is situated 120 metres south of St. John’s Church.

Historic building
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is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reppenstedt and Vögelsen.

Village
is a municipality and the administrative centre of the Samtgemeinde Gellersen within the in , . is situated 4 km west of St. John’s Church.

Village
is a municipality in the , in , . is situated 5 km northwest of St. John’s Church.

Village
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is a municipality in the Ostheide municipal association of the of , Germany. As of 2024, the municipality has a population of 1729. is situated 5 km southeast of St. John’s Church.

St. John’s Church

Latitude
53.24783° or 53° 14′ 52″ north
Longitude
10.41286° or 10° 24′ 46″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
9F5G6CX7+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96250657
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
13697230
Wiki­data ID
Q319037
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Spanish—“St. John’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Изге Иоанн сиркәүе”
  • Chinese: “圣约翰教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖約翰教堂”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Johanneskerk (Luneburg)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Johanneskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا”
  • Esperanto: “St. Johannis”
  • French: “église Saint-Jean de Lunebourg”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean de Lunebourg”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean”
  • German: “St. Johannis”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana w Lüneburgu”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São João”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Иоанна (Люнебург)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Иоанна”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan”

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